Gardens

The Alhambra (Red Castle) (in Arabic الحمراء) is an ancient palace and fortress complex of the Moorish monarchs of Granada, in southern Spain (known as Al-Andalus when the fortress was constructed), occupying a hilly terrace on the south-eastern border of the city of Granada. ...more on Wikipedia about "Alhambra"

Firdous e Bareen (or فردوس برین in Persian and Urdu) was the name of the garden made by Hassan-i-Sabah and his band of Nizari Ismaili Shiite fugitives (the Hashshashin) in the Elburz mountains of Northern Iran, imitating paradise or heaven. This paradise was furnished with all luxuries of life, even a rivulet of wine and was used to recruit assassins to Hassan's militia. The person to be recruited was drugged to simulate a "dying" to later have them awaken in a garden flowing with wine and served a sumptuous feast by virgins. The supplicant was then convinced he was in Heaven and that Sabbah was a minion of the divinity and that all of his orders should be followed, even to death. ...more on Wikipedia about "Firdous e Bareen"

Göteborg Botanical Garden is a leading botanical garden in Europe and the largest one in Sweden. It was conceived and planned by the municipality of Göteborg in the 1910s as a botanical garden with an extra emphasis on horticulture, and with a broad scope in the Swedish community life. Its first leader was the renowned botanist and explorer of Antarctica Carl Skottsberg, who served from 1919 to 1949. For a long time the garden was administered by the city of Göteborg, but nowadays it is part of the larger Västra Götaland Region. ...more on Wikipedia about "Göteborg Botanical Garden"

The Hanging Gardens of Babylon (also known as the Hanging Gardens of Semiramis) and the walls of Babylon (present-day Iraq) were considered one of the Seven Wonders of the World. They were both supposedly built by Nebuchadnezzar II around 600 BC . ...more on Wikipedia about "Hanging Gardens of Babylon"

Historic garden restoration is the professional task of restoring historic gardens to the character they had at a previous point in history. Since the use of old gardens is in flux, this normally involves a consideration of current and future use. The job of researching historic gardens and preparing a policy for their conservation involves historic knowledge, design judgment and technical skill in horticulture and construction. ...more on Wikipedia about "Historic garden"

Home gardens, also known as forest gardens, are found in humid areas. They use inter-cropping to cultivate trees, crops, and livestock on the same land. In Kerala in South India as well as in northeastern India, they are the most common form of land use; they are also found in Indonesia. One example combines coconut, black pepper, cocoa and pineapple. ...more on Wikipedia about "Home gardens"

Hong Lim Green was Singapore's first public garden created and maintained by Cheang Hong Lim, who was a businessman and philanthropist. It was a popular venue for election rallies, political speeches and public performances in the 1950s and 1960s. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hong Lim Green"

The List of gardens is a link page for any park or garden open to the public, anywhere in the world. ...more on Wikipedia about "List of gardens"

The Majorelle Garden is a botanical garden in Marrakech, Morocco. It was designed by the expatriate French artist Jacques Majorelle in 1924, during the colonial period when Morocco was occupied by France. Though Majorelle's art is largely forgotten today -- his oeuvre was made up of gentlemanly orientalist watercolors -- the garden he created is his creative masterpiece. A special shade of bold cobalt blue which he used extensively in the garden and its buildings is named after him, Majorelle bleu. ...more on Wikipedia about "Majorelle Garden"

Persian Gardens refers to a tradition and style of garden design which originated in Persia (more commonly known today as Iran). Traditionally, such gardens would have been enclosed. ...more on Wikipedia about "Persian Gardens"

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